Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Hierarchical Complexity

Religious Level

Talking about hierarchical complexity, religious levels records the religious levels of a polity. same principle as with administrative levels. start with the head of the official cult (if present) coded as: level 1, and work down to the local priest.   (See here)
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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
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Variable Definition
religious_level_from The lower range of religious level for a polity.
religious_level_to The upper range of religious level for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Religious Level from Religious Level to Description   Edit
1
(Kansai - Kofun Period)
250 CE 537 CE
1
1
None
2
(Rouran Khaganate)
300 CE 499 CE
1
1
None
3
(Rouran Khaganate)
500 CE 551 CE
2
2
None
4
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
900 CE 1000 CE
2
2
None
5
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
930 CE 1055 CE
1
1
None
6
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
1000 CE 1049 CE
3
3
None
7
(Icelandic Commonwealth)
1056 CE 1262 CE
2
2
None
8
(Late Mongols)
1368 CE 1576 CE
1
1
None
9
(Late Mongols)
1576 CE 1690 CE
3
4
None
10
(Spanish Empire II)
1716 CE 1814 CE
9
9
None
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